Iridoteuthis

Genus of molluscs

Iridoteuthis
Iridoteuthis iris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiolidae
Subfamily: Heteroteuthidinae
Genus: Iridoteuthis
Naef, 1912[1]
Type species
Stoloteuthis iris
Berry, 1909
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Iridotheuthis Naef, 1912 (incorrect original spelling)
  • Iridoteuthis Naef, 1921 (emendation, accepted under ICZN Article 33.2.3.1)
  • Iridioteuthis Sasaki, 1929 (incorrect subsequent spelling)

Iridoteuthis is a genus of bobtail squid comprising three species. They belong to the subfamily Heteroteuthinae of the family Sepiolidae.[1]

Species

  • Iridoteuthis iris (Berry, 1909)
  • Iridoteuthis lophia A. Reid, 2021
  • Iridoteuthis merlini A. Reid, 2021
Species brought into synonymy
  • Iridoteuthis maoria Dell, 1959: synonym of Stoloteuthis maoria (Dell, 1959)

References

  1. ^ a b Julian Finn (2016). "Iridoteuthis Naef, 1912". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
  • Naef, A. (1912). Teuthologische Notizen, 2: Die Gattungen der Sepioliden. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 39(7):244-248
  • Reid, A.L. (2021). Two new species of Iridoteuthis (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae: Heteroteuthinae) from the southwest Pacific, with a redescription of Stoloteuthis maoria (Dell, 1959). Zootaxa. 5005(4): 503-537
  • Tree of Life: Iridoteuthis
  • CephBase: Iridoteuthis
Taxon identifiers
Iridoteuthis


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